iron out

verb

ironed out; ironing out; irons out

transitive verb

1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences

Examples of iron out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Zalewski said the ripple effects from legislation after the Champlain collapse took longer than expected since these deals take about a year to fully iron out and hold outs can derail plans. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 But not at least until some of this stuff gets ironed out. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 But some analysts believe that most of these issues have now been ironed out and that India can make up for the shortfall of new projects this year. Sibi Arasu, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024 The parties would have to iron out terms that are palatable to Redstone, who must weigh the tax fallout of the all-cash deal that Ellison is seeking. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 However, there are still kinks waiting to be ironed out. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024 The changes were proposed by a stakeholder committee that has been meeting to iron out wrinkles in the program before the first bills go out. Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024 On Friday, several people spoke out against the placement, including county Supervisor Joel Anderson, who asked Gill to postpone releasing James, while the supervisor and the District Attorney’s Office iron out plans for another residence. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024 But to realize such a staggering advance, Starship will likely first need to fly dozens of times as SpaceX irons out the rocket’s many remaining kinks. Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of iron out was in 1753

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Cite this Entry

“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

iron out

verb
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by ironing
2
: to work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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